Registering coin bank



Nov. 8, 1932. L. v. ARONSON 1,886,779

REGISTERING COIN BANK Filed Nov. 26, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l gran/"tow 501w [6410mm N 8, 1932 1.. v ARONSON REGISTERING COIN BANK Filed Nov. 26. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwuento'z lam: [[Arazzsazz Patented Nov. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES LOUIS V. ARONSON, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY REGISTERING COIN BANK Application filed November 26, 1930. Serial No. 498,460.

My invention relates to a coin bank of the type which registers the amount or value of t e deposited coins, and which also preferably has an automatically opening closure to I enable discharge thereof after a predetermined number of coins have been inserted.

It is the prime object of the present invention to provide a coin bank of the type referred to of such a construction that it may 1 be manufactured at an extremely low cost and particularly utilizing various parts performing pluralities of functions and co-acting toward the end stated.

The invention resides in the particular features and details of construction of the bank hereinafter described with relation to the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a view of the bank in front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a view of the bank in a position corresponding to Fig. 1 but with the rim, front plate and base removed, the coin-moving lever being shown in coin-releasing position.

Fig. 3 is a central Vertical sectional View taken through the bank on a plane transverse to the register.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 0.

Fig. 5 is a plan view with a portion of the rim in section.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of the bank.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the coin-moving lever.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the registeractuating lever, and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the pawl associated with the latter lever.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like characters designate like or similar parts, 10 designates a front plate or disk, and 11 a rear plate or disk parallel thereto and spaced therefrom, the same being rigidly connected together as by means of a central stud 12', which has a rivet head 13 connecting it to the plate 11, and which also has a bolt shank 14 passing through an opening in the plate 10 beyond which it receives a nut 15. In addition, such plates are further removably secured together by means of an auxiliary stud 16 rigidly connected to plate 11, and which receives a set screw 17 passed through the plate 10.

Preferably a one-piece rim 18 surrounds the plates 10 and 11, being of sheet metal and having grooves at 19 and 20, receiving the peripheral edges of said plates; the rim at its meeting ends being connected together, for example, by a tongue 21, passed through an opening 22 in the adjacent end and then upset, as shown.

In order to support the bank, a suitable base 23 is used which engages the lower portion of the device and conforms in shape to the engaged parts. Such base has a transverse wall 24 through which screws 25 are passed. Said screws also pass through openngs in the rim 18 and engage threaded openings in a securing plate 26, located interiorly of the device and bearing against the inner surface of the rim 18.

Spanning the space between plates 10 and 11, and being of substantially the same width as the space therebetween, are partitions 27 and 28, the same co-acting to provide a coin chamber 29 below the same, in co-action with the rim 18 and adjacent parts and to provide a chamber or space 30 above the same, in combination with the rim and adjacent parts, to substantially house the operating mechani'sm. I

Specifically, the partitions 27 and 28 have flanges 31 and 32 respectively, which are riveted or otherwise fastened at 33 to the plate 11. The opposite longitudinal or side edges of such partitions are free and spaced from the wall 10 to accommodate movement of in registering disk 34 which is journaled on 90 the stud 12 and disposed relatively close to the wall 10.

Disk 34 is provided with numerals as shown in Fig. 2, and peripherally with a notch 35 opposite each numeral. As will 95 later appear the disk 34 is adapted to be moved to the distance of a notch each time a coin is deposited, and the numeral on thedisk corresponds to the total number of coins deposited and will register with an opening 36 provided in the front wall 10, as best shown in Fig. 1.

In order to hold the disk 34 in its different positions, a detent lever 37 is pivoted at 38 to the wall 11, preferably having a roller 39 pivoted on the lever, and urged into engagement with the adjacent notch 35 by means of a contractile coil spring 40.

Coins, for instance dimes, are adapted to be deposited into the bank through an opening 41 substantially centrally and at the top of the rim 18. The coin deposited through opening 41 will enter a chute 42 of a coinmoving lever 43, which is pivoted by means of a sleeve 44, on the aforesaid stud 12. Said lever 43 is adapt-ed to be moved in a direction away from the detent lever 37 and to accommodate such movement, the rim 18 is provided with a slot 45 at a right angle to the slot 41. In order to reinforce the rim and close an adjacent space, a depending strip corresponding in shape to the slots 41 and 45, and designated 46, is fastened to the inner surface of the rim and about'such slots. The spring at its second end, as at 47, is fastened to and urges the lever 43 to normal position, the single spring 40 thus serving to hold both the detent lever and the coinmoving lever in normal positions. Said lever 43 may be made from a single piece of metal since the chute 42 is provided by doubling or forming the metal into U-shape, as particularly shown in Fig. 7 and the shank portion thereof designated 48.

Shank 48 moves in the slot and at its upper end preferably carries a knob 49.

A lip 50 extends from the chute portion 42 and is designed to cover the opening 41 against the entrance of coins, during movement of the lever 43. Innormal position such shank 48 may abut or have stop engagement with the left-hand wall of slot 41 in the position of Fig. 6.

A register-actuating lever is provided at 51, being pivoted at 52 to astud fastened to the wall 11. Such lever at its outer end normally rests on the previously mentioned stud 17, and its other end is disposed under the chute portion 42 of lever 43, so that a coin, such as is suggested at 53, will be arrested thereby in its deposit into the machine, such coin-arresting end being designated 54. At the free end of'portion'54, an upwardly extending cam 55 is provided, so that as the lever 43, with reference to Fig. 3, is moved to the right, the coin 53 engages cam '55, thus moving the left-hand end of lever 51 out of engagement with stop 17, and also moving the coin 53 past the cam, where it is released and will slide upon and be guided by partition 28 through a passageway 56, leading to space or chamber 29. Co-acting with partition 28 in providing said passage 56, is an upward extension 57 on the partition 27 Pivoted to the register-actuating lever 5 at 58, is a pawl 59, having a tooth 60 which engages the notches 35, one at a time, and which is held in engagement with the adj acent notch by means of a contractile spring 61 fastened to the pawl 59 and to the parti tion 27.

Presuming operation, lever 43 after de posit of a coin through opening 41 and into chute portion 42, is moved to the right, in Fig. 3, so that the coin 53 arrested by the parts 54, moved against cam 55. This movement rocks the lever 51 causing the tooth 60 on pawl 59 to advanceor rotate the register wheel 34, the extent of one of the notches 35,'the detent 37, 39, automatically yielding to permit such escape of the register wheel. At the same time the continued movement of lever .43 moves the coin 53 past the lever 51 whereby it is released and falls by gravity through passageway 56 into the coin chamber or space 29. After this action the lever is returned to normal position through the action of the associated spring 40.

It will be noted, that the lever 43 has a slot 62 therethrough, through which the coin arresting portion 54 passes, being of a size to afford sufiicient clearance.

As the register wheel 34 is thus advanced the distance of a notch 35 upon the deposit of a coin, the numerals thereon are successively registered with the opening 36.

It is preferred that means be used to automatically open or release the coins when a predetermined number have been inserted corresponding to a complete revolutionof the registering wheel 34, and for instance 50, in the construction disclosed. To this end a removable closure 63 covers an opening 64 in the front wall 10, being held in that position by the overlapping of lugs 64 against the inner surface of a portion of plate 10, and further by the overlapping of a hook 65 on said closure, overlapping the innermost surface of the registering wheel 34. Such registering wheel 34 has a marginal notch. 66 adapted to register with the hook 65 when numeral 50 registers with opening 36. When the hook 65 is in registry with the notch 66, the closure 63 may be moved, its lugs 64' readily disengaging the adjacent portion of plate 10.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A registering coin bank comprising spaced plates, a stud substantially centrally arranged and securing said plates together, a rim about said plates provided with a coin cleposit slot and a slot leading therefrom, a registering wheel disposed relatively close to one of said plates and journaled on said stud, partition members secured to the other plate and extending therefrom to the registering wheel, said partition members providing a coin chamber and a passage leading thereto, a coin-moving lever provided on said stud and extending into alinement with said slots, said lever having a coin chute portion to register with the first mentioned slot, and mechanism to actuate said registering wheel including an operating lever having a coin'arresting portion extending through the first mentioned lever, and a cam on the said portion engageable by the coin to actuate the second mentioned lever, the first mentioned lever having sufficient movement in the second mentioned slot to register the coin with said passage.

2. A registering coin bank comprising, in combination a pivoted coin chute; a registering member; mechanism operable to actuate said registering member comprising a lever pivoted adjacent the coin receiving position of said chute, a portion of said lever extending into the path of a coin in the chute to limit its motion therein; and a cam carried by said lever to be contacted by the coin when the chute is moved about its pivot; passage of the coin beyond the cam causin release of the coin from the chute to fall to storage.

A register-in coin bank comprising, in combination: a pivoted coin chute having a transverse opening; a lever pivoted between its ends adjacent the normal position of said chute; one end of said lever projecting through said opening in position to support a coin in said chute; a cam carried by said lever for engagement by the coin when the chute is moved about its pivot to cause movement of said lever about its pivot; registering mechanism; and means operable by said lever movement to actuate said mechanism.

4. A registering coin bank comprising in combination: a pivoted coin chute; a registering disk having peripheral notches; a lever pivoted adjacent the normal position of said chute and having a portion extending in the path of movement of a coin in the chute to limit its movement therein; a cam carried by said lever to be contacted by a coin in the chute as the latter is moved about its pivot, to move the lever about its pivot; a pawl carried by the lever to advance said disk; a detent engaging said notches; and a spring anchored at its respective ends to said chute and detent yieldingly holding the detent in a notch and returning the chute to normal position.

5. A registering coin bank comprising in combination: a cylindrical casing having a coin slot in its perimeter and a circumferential slot at one end of the coin slot; a coin chute pivoted in the casing; a shank extending from one edge of the chute to the exterior of the casing for manual actuation of the chute about its pivot, said shank formed with a slot comprising a guide for a coin to be introduced into the chute and movable in the circumferential slot; registering mechanism mounted in the casing and means whereby movement of the coin chute actuates the registering mechanism and releases the coin from the chute.

6. A registering coin bank comprising, in combination a casing having a pair of spaced circular plates and a circumferential band extending between the edges of said plates; a stud extending between and secured to the centers of said plates; a registering wheel revoluble on said stud closely adjacent one of said plates; indicia carried by said wheel showing through a window formed in the named plate; a partition secured substantially horizontally to the remaining plate, extending upwardly at one end partially about. said stud with its remaining end adjacent said band and closing the space between said Wheel and said remaining plate; a second partition secured to said remaining plate extending upwardly substantially parallel and spaced from the first named end of the first named partition to provide a coin slot therebetween; said partitions dividing the interior of the easing into a coin chamber and an operating mechanism containing chamber, a coin chute pivoted on said stud and means housed in the last named chamber actuated by a coin carried by said chute during movement of the latter to advance said wheel.

LOUIS V. ARON SON.

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